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World Championships

World Championships at Helsinki, Finland (March 21-28) Men's — 1. Alexei Yagudin, Russia; 2. Evgeny Plushenko, Russia; 3. Michael Weiss, USA Women's — 1. Maria Butyrskaya, Russia; 2.…

Concluding Note.

Footnotes Concluding Note. We have now passed through the Iliad, and seen the anger of Achilles, and the terrible effects of it, at an end, as that only was the subject of the poem,…

The Iliad of Homer: Concluding Note

Appendix 2 Concluding Note. We have now passed through the Iliad, and seen the anger of Achilles, and the terrible effects of it, at an end, as that only was the subject of the poem, and…

Kiss Biography

Kissrock group They have been dismissed by critics, who have almost universally panned them, but through their many permutations, Kiss has had a faithful legion of fans (known as the Kiss…

1999-2000 Figure Skating World Championships

World Championships at Nice, France (March 26-April 2) Men's —1. Alexei Yagudin, Russia; 2. Elvis Stojko, Canada; 3. Michael Weiss, USA; 4. Evgeni Plushenko, Russia; 5. Chengjiang Li, China…

Hindenburg, Paul von

(Encyclopedia) Hindenburg, Paul vonHindenburg, Paul vonhĭnˈdənbûrg, Ger. poul fən hĭnˈdənb&oobreve;rk [key], 1847–1934, German field marshal and president (1925–34), b. Poznan (then in Prussia).…

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich

(Encyclopedia) Tchaikovsky, Peter IlyichTchaikovsky, Peter Ilyichĭlyēchˈ chīkôfˈskē [key], 1840–93, Russian composer, b. Kamsko-Votkinsk. Variant transliterations of his name include Tschaikovsky and…

1960 Olympic Equestrian Medalists

Event     Three-Day Event Lawrence Morgan, AUS +7.15   Neale Lavis, AUS –16.50   Anton Bühler, SUI –51.21 Three-Day Event (Team) Australia –128.18  …

Brewer's: Mesmerism

So called from Friedrich Anton Mesmer, of Mersburg, in Suabia, who introduced the science into Paris in 1778. (1734-1815.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…